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Articles of the author Andrew Whitley
Peace, development and human rights
The late UN secretary-general Kofi Annan had a maxim that he often used. He would say that “one cannot have real peace without development; and one cannot have real development without peace; and neither is possible without the full exercise of (...)

10 - 12 - 2019
Never mind Brexit, hot London property market takes off as Middle East Investors attracted to solid fundamentals
Prime Central London residential house prices are forecasted to appreciate by 20.5% over the next five years with rents in the capital increasing by 18.8% during the same period according to recent Savills Research. The prime London residential and (...)

09 - 12 - 2019
Down the Iraqi rabbit hole
There is a peculiar form of insanity in which a veneer of rationality distracts attention from the madness lurking just beneath the surface. When Alice dove down her rabbit hole to enter a place where smirking cats offer directions, ill-mannered (...)

24 - 06 - 2015
Getting the picture
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then an infographic may be worth a thousand more. Despite the efforts of organisations and individuals in and out of occupied Palestine, many say the coverage of mainstream media fails to reflect the lives of (...)

01 - 05 - 2013
Flight next door
About six months ago, Youssef Al-Kabra came to Beirut to find work in a theatre. Pretty much all the creative arts had been put on hold in his native Syria, and fortunately for Youssef, a 28-year-old Palestinian-Syrian, he managed to find a position (...)

09 - 04 - 2013
Clashes in Tripoli as government falls
After Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Miqati announced his resignation to the country this week, his hometown of Tripoli became embroiled in yet another series of violent street clashes between the Alawite residents of Jabal Mohsen and the Sunni (...)

27 - 03 - 2013
Waiting to vote
The chances of Lebanon's parliamentary elections happening on time are looking less and less likely, but that hasn't stopped politicians from engaging in a favourite political pastime: gerrymandering. Less than four months before parliamentary (...)

13 - 02 - 2013
Lebanon strikes Islamist suspects
Since the start of the Syrian uprising, Arsal has practically been a Syrian town. Loudspeakers fixed to trucks announce revolutionary slogans and songs and the Syrian accent can be heard just as much as the Lebanese. Arsal, in the Bekaa Valley, has (...)

06 - 02 - 2013
About face
Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah made surprising comments in a speech marking the end of the Shia holiday of Ashoura — that Lebanon should provide assistance for Syrian refugees. If the call is honoured, it could help diffuse sectarian tension in (...)

09 - 01 - 2013
Lebanon still languishing
In February 2011, I attended the annual Arab Youth Summit at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina where young people from around the region gathered, and for the first time were excited about the prospects of their countries. All but the Lebanese. The young (...)

25 - 12 - 2012
Left with nothing
The Syrian refugee crisis that has grown considerably in the last year is testing Lebanon's ability to absorb thousands of displaced persons. One year ago about 3,600 Syrian refugees resided in Lebanon and some were even returning back to their (...)

06 - 12 - 2012
Unrest mounts in south Lebanon
The tragic death of Ali Al-Sherbini was the result of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. For many in Lebanon, it is not his death but the events around it and what will follow that are of the most concern. The shooting that killed three (...)

14 - 11 - 2012
Lebanese killing fields
Lebanon could be closing a dark chapter of assassinations, or the latest victim could be the start of a protracted conflict, writes Andrew Bossone Since a car bomb in East Beirut killed a top state investigator, Wissam Al-Hassan, and at least five (...)

25 - 10 - 2012
Democratic doubts
Parliamentary elections are approaching in 2013, but Lebanese politicians are fighting over electoral laws, putting in question whether elections will be held at all, writes Andrew Bossone With a few exceptions, most politicians agree that Lebanon's (...)

04 - 10 - 2012
Syria's dividing lines
Syrians in Lebanon take one of two sides: those who reject Al-Assad's Baathist regime, and those who remain willing to negotiate with it, writes Andrew Bossone In a country torn apart by war, every man fears he will lose his home, or already (...)

27 - 09 - 2012
Circumventing censors
Censorship played a crucial role in Lebanon following the civil war, but now it is being challenged by rights groups who see free expression as the baseline of all rights, writes Andrew Bossone Lebanon is a place where everyone has the freedom to (...)

13 - 09 - 2012
Instability rocks Lebanon
A series of kidnappings, killings and the threat of bombings have pushed Lebanon to the brink of total instability, writes Andrew Bossone in Beirut After the kidnapping of a group of Shia pilgrims in Syria in early August, the members of a Lebanese (...)

30 - 08 - 2012
Syria's media war
As the battle in Syria rages on, the media has become a weapon to fight for, writes Andrew Bossone The media war for Syria mimics the battles raging across it. Recent attacks on state media highlight how controlling the flow of information is a (...)

09 - 08 - 2012
Foreign investment in Iraq finally building momentum
DUBAI: When Dubai-based property developer Range Hospitality decided to build a $175 million hotel and residential complex in Iraq's holy city of Karbala, it ran into a common difficulty for investors in the country: raising finance. It solved (...)

20 - 04 - 2012
Game of brinkmanship in Bahrain over hunger strike
MANAMA/DUBAI: Bahrain's government and a jailed Shia rights activist who is on hunger strike are playing a game of brinkmanship as his health deteriorates days before the Formula One Grand Prix, a showcase event for the Gulf state as its grapples (...)

19 - 04 - 2012
Muslim Brotherhood launches US diplomatic push
WASHINGTON: With PowerPoint presentations and political promises, Egypt's influential Muslim Brotherhood made its US diplomatic debut this week hoping to persuade Washington that the Islamist group is committed to democracy and rule of law. A (...)

05 - 04 - 2012
Foreign, local pressures boost Saudi rates
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's market interest rates are climbing as the economy booms, but the rise is as much due to international pressures as strain on banks' lending resources, and any hike of official rates probably remains distant. The increase in (...)

04 - 04 - 2012
Unconventional Arab services group eyes global growth
DUBAI: One of the Arab world's most unusual and far-flung business empires was born among the booming economies of the oil-rich Gulf. Now it is counting on the internet to fuel expansion around the globe. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, the 75-year-old (...)

23 - 03 - 2012
Bahrain police install cameras to curb abuse
MANAMA: Bahrain is installing video cameras in police stations to try to clean up its human rights image after crushing a pro-democracy uprising last year, but activists say off-camera abuse continues in other locations. At Al-Hoora station in (...)

22 - 03 - 2012
Couple appear in German court accused of imprisoning 7-year-old
Duisburg, Germany (dpa) – A couple appeared in a German court Friday accused of keeping the woman's young son in a basement prison. The then seven-year-old boy was freed by police 18 months ago from what they said was the cold, dark basement of (...)

17 - 03 - 2012
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